Rutgers junior running back De'Antwan Williams, upset with a change in the depth chart that saw him go from first-game starter to possibly third team, has left the program, coach Greg Schiano announced today after practice.

Williams, who had a superb preseason camp, is expected to transfer, according to Schiano, who also left the door open if the 5-8, 193-pounder decides he wants to return.

"We made some depth-chart changes and one of them were at the running back position and De'Antwan isn't agreeing with it, so right now he has decided to leave the team," Schiano said.

"But the door is open (for him to return). We care a lot about him. I wish that he'd keep competing and stay at it but he feels like it's not right. As I said, the door is open if he wants to come back but he's going to come back to the way it is.

"He might want to go try someplace else, so we'll see."

Williams, who rushed for just 59 yards on 20 carries this season, decided to remain in the program this offseason despite the presence of heralded freshman Savon Huggins and earned praise from Schiano in the spring and throughout preseason camp.

But the running game has stalled the first two games and Huggins is expected to get the bulk of the carries moving forward.

On Tuesday, Schiano said that running back Jeremy Deering is in a class by himself because of his versatility. Thus, it's likely that Williams was told he would be third behind Huggins and the hard-charging Jawan Jamison as Schiano looks to streamline the running game, which is ranked 112th in the nation (69 yard per game and 2.1 yards per carry).